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but if it does, so as part of the un-led operation, americans would support it. we asked about the support for a military basis, long-term u.s. military bases. there is still very substantial support for us. military bases around the world. it's declining over time, and we're seeing that those who say fewer bases has increased, certainly since 2002. but they are holding onto the idea that we need bases if we're to maintain our military superiority which you've seen is a very important goal. we asked about the use of troops in attacking terrorists as well as air strikes, and we found again this same pattern of declining support. again perhaps not surprising. although you can see that the support for air strikes, and i think we probably could include in that the use of drones, is still very substantial, nearly, nearly three in four. when you look at a goal that is -- they consider very central to american domestic well-being, such as insuring the oil supply, then there's a lower percentage, but it's pretty steady over time. and finally, on the use of force, we turn
but if it does, so as part of the un-led operation, americans would support it. we asked about the support for a military basis, long-term u.s. military bases. there is still very substantial support for us. military bases around the world. it's declining over time, and we're seeing that those who say fewer bases has increased, certainly since 2002. but they are holding onto the idea that we need bases if we're to maintain our military superiority which you've seen is a very important goal. we...
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despite of the rocket fire what other country in the world would act this way chris gunness from the un says i humanitarian disaster is looming in gaza because of political failure and the blockade. we were hearing as others that the situation in shifa hospital is deteriorating very rapidly and let's not forget that even before this latest flare up in violence shifa hospital had been hit by the blockade there was a lack of medicines there was a lack of training a lack of equipment so an already bad situation in that hospital one of the largest in the occupied palestinian territory has been made worse there are shortages according to the world health organization of essential and lifesaving drugs what we're seeing in gaza is the result of political failure we call on the politicians and the people who are able to make peace to redouble their efforts to do so because for every hour that goes past another child another woman another civilian the elderly the sick the dying they are in harm's way it's a situation which we in the united nations and in under find unacceptable in must end and i
despite of the rocket fire what other country in the world would act this way chris gunness from the un says i humanitarian disaster is looming in gaza because of political failure and the blockade. we were hearing as others that the situation in shifa hospital is deteriorating very rapidly and let's not forget that even before this latest flare up in violence shifa hospital had been hit by the blockade there was a lack of medicines there was a lack of training a lack of equipment so an already...
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it's going to need to happen still well if you look back historically you going back to the un in seventy seven on that if you if you got back to the level of debt and not in seventy seven you're talking about one hundred ten one hundred twenty percent of g.d.p. reduction this is a very in the level of profit yeah which is astronomical now it's. even if you. did the beginning of the what he called a purely a period of financial privilege to merican economy to not in sixty six i said before that level you had private debt was predominantly they of finance investment was growing up it's growing faster than income but still you know it was in the range where it was necessary debt that it's productively used once you hit sixty six it's been for jubilee ever since i'm getting more and more extreme why what was that turning point around that time that was really when the devil had about a. slightly of the why wouldn't. the fed reserve rather than i see research off on about nine and sixty six and about eighty percent or ninety percent private debt to g.d.p. ratio and that point on you had more
it's going to need to happen still well if you look back historically you going back to the un in seventy seven on that if you if you got back to the level of debt and not in seventy seven you're talking about one hundred ten one hundred twenty percent of g.d.p. reduction this is a very in the level of profit yeah which is astronomical now it's. even if you. did the beginning of the what he called a purely a period of financial privilege to merican economy to not in sixty six i said before that...
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there's been several responses on the international level most of the un's most powerful voices have called on israel's defense forces and gaza's militant groups to exercise restraint but the u.s. has remained the exception the u.s. has backed israel's decision to launch an operation according to the white house president barack obama spoke with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu by phone on wednesday reiterating washington support for israel's right to defend itself after coming under rocket attacks from gaza the two reportedly agreed that hamas needs to first stop its attacks on israel to allow the situation to deescalate obama reportedly urged netanyahu to make every effort to avoid civilian casualties now the u.s. president also delivered this message to his egyptian counterpart mohamed morsi during as. separate phone conversation that's of course according to the white house now meanwhile other major un powers like britain and russia have issued more neutral statements calling on all sides to exercise restraint and prevent any acts of violence u.n. secretary general ban k
there's been several responses on the international level most of the un's most powerful voices have called on israel's defense forces and gaza's militant groups to exercise restraint but the u.s. has remained the exception the u.s. has backed israel's decision to launch an operation according to the white house president barack obama spoke with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu by phone on wednesday reiterating washington support for israel's right to defend itself after coming under...
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that we can create a world where human need comes before corporate greed so why does it feel almost un-american to say that think about it this way just go with me for a second here you know that scene from the oliver stone film wall street when gordon gekko played by michael douglas in a role that would win him an oscar appears at a shareholders meeting of a company paper to defend his actions and his grotesque worldview and delivers the now famous speech where he says. the lack of it. is good. right. meat works. greeks.
that we can create a world where human need comes before corporate greed so why does it feel almost un-american to say that think about it this way just go with me for a second here you know that scene from the oliver stone film wall street when gordon gekko played by michael douglas in a role that would win him an oscar appears at a shareholders meeting of a company paper to defend his actions and his grotesque worldview and delivers the now famous speech where he says. the lack of it. is...
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otherwise threatened to take it by force there massed on the outskirts of the city despite efforts by un peacekeepers and government troops to halt their progress an official spokesperson has accused neighboring rwanda of supporting the rebels meanwhile civilians have joined feeing government forces as international community voices deep concern about the fighting. nato will assist in any way necessary in protecting turkey's border with syria according to the secretary general of the alliance is expected to request patriot missiles in order to bolster anti aircraft defenses the turkish government has been in intense talks with nato after a number of syrian shells landed in its territory the united states of the netherlands and germany are the only countries able to supply the necessary missiles. barack obama is in cambodia for the final leg of his top aides or earlier he became the first serving u.s. president to visit my mother who is in political reform there but insisting the country still has much further to go some experts have suggested torah is part of america's attempts to wrestl
otherwise threatened to take it by force there massed on the outskirts of the city despite efforts by un peacekeepers and government troops to halt their progress an official spokesperson has accused neighboring rwanda of supporting the rebels meanwhile civilians have joined feeing government forces as international community voices deep concern about the fighting. nato will assist in any way necessary in protecting turkey's border with syria according to the secretary general of the alliance...
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apparently showing how syrian rebels killed twenty eight government soldiers sparking a wave of outrage from un human rights groups over the reported massacre. while third party candidates for the us presidency advocate defense cuts over spending all the military stays out of the duel between the corporate front runners. and the russian punk band pussy riot picks up a new storm in a battle for trademark rights that's after the group's growing fame unleashes a scramble of those seeking to cash in on the ground. hello and welcome to r t where on screen and online twenty four hours a day and on karen tara while the united nations has condemned new gruesome footage of what appears to be government soldiers being killed by syrian rebels amnesty international says if confirmed it could be a possible war crime the brutal scene reportedly occurred in the north of the country and resulted in the deaths of twenty eight troops the video which can't be independently verified supposedly shows opposition fighters are raiding the soldiers as they're lying on the ground they are called assaults dogs before mul
apparently showing how syrian rebels killed twenty eight government soldiers sparking a wave of outrage from un human rights groups over the reported massacre. while third party candidates for the us presidency advocate defense cuts over spending all the military stays out of the duel between the corporate front runners. and the russian punk band pussy riot picks up a new storm in a battle for trademark rights that's after the group's growing fame unleashes a scramble of those seeking to cash...
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you're prepared to do just about anything we should we should perhaps be aware that of course it was the un that came out with a gold star to report approximately four years ago accusing israel of war crimes or during the invasion roughly four years ago if i may just for a moment how mass is vowing to keep fighting as long as the attacks continue let's have a quick listen here to the prime minister speaking just a little bit earlier please stand by. we will never forget the blood of our martyrs and the blood of our leaders this holy blood will not go without a response the great palestinian nation which has sacrificed martyrs for generations will never forget the hamas movement which now millions supports will never forget the blood of its martyrs. but do you worry that israel's actions are actually making your country any safer by ultimately provoking hamas or aren't you even putting your own people in more danger you keep talking about protecting your children but it's a two way street both sides are to blame here how do you resolve this. how can you speak about a provocation it is more t
you're prepared to do just about anything we should we should perhaps be aware that of course it was the un that came out with a gold star to report approximately four years ago accusing israel of war crimes or during the invasion roughly four years ago if i may just for a moment how mass is vowing to keep fighting as long as the attacks continue let's have a quick listen here to the prime minister speaking just a little bit earlier please stand by. we will never forget the blood of our martyrs...
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the to the to the so-called moderates but the inability of any outside power to control arms once the un doing hands of people who want to use them is pretty limited so with the record bonus occurring another four years have his hands being untied now to take action on syria or is it my impression was that while the ministration is somewhat divided that obama can so still hopes that the nonviolent wing of the movement once again. ascendancy because again they are crazy about anybody else about what would happen if the arm of the civil war continues and the extremist elements become more and more influential presumably there would be an appetite among female ricky so to get involved in the way that being involved in other conflicts recently you know this we're allowed. to get involved in another conflict despite years of hostility towards assad and this fight is i or to see him overthrown because also a recognition more in this administration resawing or under the republicans but there are real limits to american power and what exactly the u.s. can do shape of events in the middle east cr
the to the to the so-called moderates but the inability of any outside power to control arms once the un doing hands of people who want to use them is pretty limited so with the record bonus occurring another four years have his hands being untied now to take action on syria or is it my impression was that while the ministration is somewhat divided that obama can so still hopes that the nonviolent wing of the movement once again. ascendancy because again they are crazy about anybody else about...
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rebel forces militant group am twenty three has reached the outskirts of the city despite efforts by un peacekeepers and government troops to hold the advance meanwhile civilians have joined government forces as the international community voices deep concern about the fighting. spain's capital has been hit by mass demonstrations with thousands of health workers protesting over budget cuts dreams plans to private eyes parts of the country's health care of may help the struggling budget but also wipe out some clinics for rare diseases last week a sturdy measures triggered general strikes and some of europe's hardest hit countries with spain portugal greece and italy holding a day of action in solidarity. three international space station crew members have successfully returned to earth after four months and space r.t. schon thomas followed the touchdown for. but i can say that i'm a zero five am has landed safely and it has brought with it the s.s. expedition thirty three crew with them sunny williams from the usa. from japan and europe go from russia now you know making it from space to
rebel forces militant group am twenty three has reached the outskirts of the city despite efforts by un peacekeepers and government troops to hold the advance meanwhile civilians have joined government forces as the international community voices deep concern about the fighting. spain's capital has been hit by mass demonstrations with thousands of health workers protesting over budget cuts dreams plans to private eyes parts of the country's health care of may help the struggling budget but also...
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he also rise the drone strike targeting a group of al qaeda militants in yemen on wednesday the un has raised concerns about the legality of such strikes due to reported heavy civilian casualties on lack of transparency on the u.s. part we're in uncharted waters when it comes to policy american policy related to drones this week the administration imposed financial sanctions against iranian officials so the u.s. planes were jamming satellite broadcasts and blocking internet access anywhere and that comes on top of a whole lot of other sanctions that had been put in place by the u.s. which proved to be crippling for the iranian economy the goal is not to change the iranian government's decision making it's actually leverage ordinary civilians against the iranian government and to threaten to topple the government by inciting you know food riots or you know people who are on happy because they can you know their grandparents are dying and can't get medicine and on friday despite president obama's claims the u.s. should move away from the cold war thinking in relations with russia the whi
he also rise the drone strike targeting a group of al qaeda militants in yemen on wednesday the un has raised concerns about the legality of such strikes due to reported heavy civilian casualties on lack of transparency on the u.s. part we're in uncharted waters when it comes to policy american policy related to drones this week the administration imposed financial sanctions against iranian officials so the u.s. planes were jamming satellite broadcasts and blocking internet access anywhere and...
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charges next great brain and public a test on tuesday resulting in clashes and harsh criticism from the un and the us the island's shot muslim majority in the greater rights and freedom center. have been rallies in cities across the wrong with thousands chanting anti-american british and us really slogans mark anniversary of the one nine hundred seventy nine hostage crisis one revolutionary student stormed to the american embassy in teheran and helped fifty two staff that incident severed relations between iran and the us which have never recovered sets. for chinese patrol ship have entered disputed waters around an archipelago claimed by both beijing and japan the vessels have sailed through the area for the fourteenth straight day ignoring constant warnings from tokyo a small chain of uninhabited isles are said to hold fast reserves of natural resources the territorial fallout has previously sparked mass protests in both china and japan. germany is trying hard to ditch its nuclear energy but the result is that electricity prices in the manufacturing powerhouse are getting shocking as pet
charges next great brain and public a test on tuesday resulting in clashes and harsh criticism from the un and the us the island's shot muslim majority in the greater rights and freedom center. have been rallies in cities across the wrong with thousands chanting anti-american british and us really slogans mark anniversary of the one nine hundred seventy nine hostage crisis one revolutionary student stormed to the american embassy in teheran and helped fifty two staff that incident severed...
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next week barring banned public protests on tuesday resulting in clashes and harsh criticism from the un in the us the island shiite muslim majority wants greater rights and freedom in the sunni. rallies in cities across around with thousand chanting anti american british an israeli slogans they marked the anniversary of the one nine hundred seventy nine hostage crisis when revolutionary students stormed the american embassy in tehran and held fifty two staff but incidents severed relations between iran and the us which have never recovered since. for chinese patrol ship survey into disputed waters around the archipelago claimed by both beijing and japan the vessels have sailed through the area for the fourteenth straight day now ignoring constant warnings from tokyo the small chain of uninhabited islands said to hold vast reserves of natural resources territorial followed previously sparked mass protests in both china and japan. germany is trying hard to ditch its nuclear energy these days but the result is that electricity prices in the manufacturing powerhouse are getting shocking and
next week barring banned public protests on tuesday resulting in clashes and harsh criticism from the un in the us the island shiite muslim majority wants greater rights and freedom in the sunni. rallies in cities across around with thousand chanting anti american british an israeli slogans they marked the anniversary of the one nine hundred seventy nine hostage crisis when revolutionary students stormed the american embassy in tehran and held fifty two staff but incidents severed relations...
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wants to inspect for nuclear research projects the parchin site hasn't been visited by the un since two thousand and five and some western countries suspect tehran of using it to hide elements of a weapons program iran meanwhile strongly denies trying to develop a nuclear deterrent and the i.a.e.a. says that there's good reason to believe the iranians will cooperate with inspectors. there's been a mass anti-nuclear energy rally in japan with thousands gathering in front of parliament in tokyo all the country's reactors were shut down after last year's fukushima disaster but two. plans were later reopened in order to help cope with severe power shortages before the accident caused by the earthquake and tsunami a third of japan's electricity was nuclear generated. in iraq is pouring over the details of a major arms deal with russia after suspicions were raised over the way that baghdad handled it reports on saturday first suggested iraq had pulled the contract sealed just a month ago which was quickly denied by the iraqi defense minister the four billion dollar deal would have made russia
wants to inspect for nuclear research projects the parchin site hasn't been visited by the un since two thousand and five and some western countries suspect tehran of using it to hide elements of a weapons program iran meanwhile strongly denies trying to develop a nuclear deterrent and the i.a.e.a. says that there's good reason to believe the iranians will cooperate with inspectors. there's been a mass anti-nuclear energy rally in japan with thousands gathering in front of parliament in tokyo...
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but there is another possibility, and there are already some signs that kim young un's effort to to -- remember him appearing with his wife at some kind of cultural event, and they had figures that sort of looked like mickey and minnie mouse. and when i saw that i said, hey, that's ping-pong diplomacy in a new guise. i think an equally likely outcome maybe in the short run is that kim jong un's effort to really bring about change is going to run into tremendous pushback from elements of the military who are not prepared to live with the consequences of that change. is and you could see an internal implosion. so i agree with chris hill that watch north korea. >> yes, okay. >> when you come last, there's not many surprises left. [laughter] i agree by definition, t hard to define it. first, we've got to have some sort of disagreement, so i will be surprised if we have a burma in north korea. i won't get into detail, we want to get to your questions. the trouble with talking to the chinese, they won't talk to us. and as kurt knows, it's too sensitive to talk about contingents in north kor
but there is another possibility, and there are already some signs that kim young un's effort to to -- remember him appearing with his wife at some kind of cultural event, and they had figures that sort of looked like mickey and minnie mouse. and when i saw that i said, hey, that's ping-pong diplomacy in a new guise. i think an equally likely outcome maybe in the short run is that kim jong un's effort to really bring about change is going to run into tremendous pushback from elements of the...
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the un security council is set to meet on the situation in the middle east. this afternoon, israel and moscow agreed to a ceasefire which went into effect at 2:00 eastern this afternoon. looks like the security council meeting may be getting away momentarily and we will take you there live once it does. earlier this afternoon, and jesse jackson, representative from chicago, jesse jackson jr. submitted his resignation to speaker john boehner. nancy pelosi posted a statement saying it is of great sadness that we're learning of this decision. his service in congress is marked by as eloquent advocacy for his constituents abuse and his advocacy. that is from nancy pelosi and her statement on the resignation of jesse jackson jr. today. let's take you live now to the security council meeting at the united nations and the situation in the middle east, the conflict between israel and homospory this is a live look here on c- span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] ba >> and the 6000 -- a mee
the un security council is set to meet on the situation in the middle east. this afternoon, israel and moscow agreed to a ceasefire which went into effect at 2:00 eastern this afternoon. looks like the security council meeting may be getting away momentarily and we will take you there live once it does. earlier this afternoon, and jesse jackson, representative from chicago, jesse jackson jr. submitted his resignation to speaker john boehner. nancy pelosi posted a statement saying it is of great...